Photo: Hospital in search of accident victim's relative

The young man pictured above was involved in a ghastly car accident and was rushed to St Nicholas hospital in Lagos where he is currently in a coma and no relative has come to the hospital to check on him. The hospital took to their twitter handle to call on the public to help locate his relatives..

Doyin Okupe reacts to APC withdrawing from BON presidential debate

Choi! These politicians eh! They know how to play the game...lol

4 year old boy brutally attacked by dogs, returns home from India

Omonigho Abraham, the 4 year old boy who was violently attacked by dogs owned by a neighbour in his family home in Lagos, returned from India alongside his dad yesterday January 29th after a successful operation in the country. Omo had been in India since late last year.

Omo's dad praised the doctors in India for the successful completion of the operation, thanking God for ensuring that his son can now live a normal life. He also appreciated the Lagos State Government for their help in LASUTH, all the NGOs that got involved and the media for the attention given to his son.

If Jonathan loses, Nigeria will break - Tompolo insists

Former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo) has restated the resolve of the Niger Delta warlords to make Nigeria ungovernable if President Jonathan fails to return as president in next month's general election.

In a statement released by his Media Adviser, Mr Paul Bebenimibo, in Warri yesterday January 29th, Tompolo attacked Gen Theophilus Danjuma for calling for his arrest alongside Asari Dokubo and other Niger delta warlords. He said the treaty that merged the Northern and Southern protectorate of Nigeria expired last year and everyone should be grateful to President Jonathan for keeping Nigeria together. Part of his statement after the cut...but meanwhile, the presidency has condemned this war threat from Tompolo and others..

JK at the Agege LGA Rally

 see more pics after the cut.........

Most entertainers run after politicians because of poverty - Saidi Balogun

In an interview with Encomium magazine this week, actor Saidi Balogun said the reason entertainers run away after politicians is because of poverty - please read what he said it's kinda interesting...

"(Poverty), that's why you see some of our people running helter-skelter, campaigning for all these politicians. But there's one question we have all not asked, and that's what makes American artists donate to politicians while the actors here in Nigeria are asking from politicians. Every member of the National Assembly has not made an reasonable law on piracy which has devoured the industry. So, there's poverty in the industry. If there's not, you won't see our people flocking around all these politicians, campaigning, singing and dancing for them. I saw a candidate being surrounded by some of our colleagues; I now said to myself, 'if this man eventually wins, how many actors or musicians will he remember? Although some are doing it to make ends meet. And it's sad because we're stars. I think we're supposed to be worshiped, not worshiping others. Even if a governor holds your hand, he's supposed to be happy. But now, the reverse is the case.

President Jonathan's convoy stoned in Yola?

The president is currently campaigning in Yola and BBC Africa is reporting that his convoy was stoned.

Buhari will not participate in BON presidential debate - APC

APC says it's presidential candidate Gen Buhari will not be participating in the presidential debate being organized by the Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria BON and the Nigeria Election Debate Group (NEDG) .

In a statement released today January 29th by Garna Shehu, the Director, Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO), they said Buhari will not be participating in the debate as the composition of those organizing the debate was mainly of agencies and allies of the incumbent People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) administration. Continue...

Asari Dokubo's wife comes for Gen. Danjuma after he called for the arrest of her hubby

Former Minister of Defence Gen T.Y Danjuma yesterday called for the arrest of Asari Dokubo, Tompolo and other Niger Delta ex-militants for declaring that they would destabilise the country if GEJ does not win next month's presidential election. Asari's wife just came for Danjuma on Facebook

Agbaje’s Response To Fashola’s Tax Indictment

 

Find the press statement signed by Jimi Agbaje's media director, Felix Oboagwina below...

Mr. Jimi Agbaje expresses surprise at this rather personal and unprovoked attack against his person by Governor Raji Fashola. Just in January, the Commissioner for Finance sent a personal letter to Mr. Agbaje, commending him for his faithfulness in payment of taxes relating to his residence.

It is a curious contradiction that several days later, the Governor himself would express sentiments clearly in contradiction to the spirit and letter of that voluntary and unsolicited commendation from the state.

Are they feeling the heat of Agbaje and PDP’s impending victory in the state, or how does one explain this recourse to personal attacks recently embarked upon by chieftains of APC?

APC should let Buhari seek medicare abroad - Ayo Fayose

This Governor Ayo Fayose is so relentless...lol. Here's a press statement I just received. Read below...

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has pleaded with leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC, especially former Lagos State governor, Senator Bola Tinubu to be human enough to allow the party’s presidential candidate, Major General Mohammadu Buhari (rtd) embark on his planned medical trip abroad.

The governor said Buhari was being prevented from traveling abroad for medical treatment, despite his ill-health so as to avoid controversies.

Arrest Tompolo, Asari, others now - Gen T.Y Danjuma says

Former Minister of Defence Gen T.Y Danjuma has called on Pres. Jonathan to order the immediate arrest of Asari Dokubo, Government Tompolo and other Niger Delta ex-militants who declared that they would destabilise the country if the president does not win next month's presidential election.

Danjuma said this in an interview at the North West University, Kano shortly after commissioning the Kwankwasiyya City built by the Kano state government today January 28th. He said the militants must be punished for making such unguarded utterances which could throw the nation into chaos.

"The statements were very reckless coming from irresponsible individuals and they should be condemned, in fact they should be arrested" he said. (Source - Daily Trust)

A man reportedly jumped from 3rd Mainland Bridge into the lagoon this morning

A few people have written to me this morning saying they saw a well dressed man driving a Toyota Sienna who parked on Third Mainland bridge, calmly walked over the rails and jumped into the sea. They said it happened so fast they couldn't believe they had witnessed an apparent suicide. Hopefully, we will get more details when government agencies in charge of such things get involved.

Check out the crowd that came out for GEJ's campaign rally in Akure

Massive crowd came out today in Akure, Ondo state for President Jonathan's campaign rally. More pics after the cut...

Agbaje: We’ll Use Education to Curb Area Boys Syndrome

                            

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state, Mr. Jimi Agbaje has promised to use education as a tool to fight the area boys syndrome in the state.
According to him, this in view of the fact that with good education, the war against social vices can be won.
Agbaje however said the current system of education in the state would have to be reviewed to achieve desired results.

He hinged this on the fact that primary and vocational education in the state are allocated a paltry percentage in the state’s education budget.
The PDP governorship candidate stressed that this is despite the pride of place primary education occupies globally, as the foundation of formal education.
According to a statement by Agbaje’s Directorate of Media and Publicity, the PDP Candidate spoke at a governorship debate recently organized by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) at the weekend.

Pope Francis meets transgender man at the Vatican

Pope Francis met with transgender man Diego Neria Lejárraga (pictured right) and his fiancée on Saturday January 24th at the Vatican. The Pope agreed to meet Diego after Diego wrote to him telling him about the constant discrimination he experiences in church since he converted from a woman to a man. According to Spanish newspaper, Hoy, Diego, who was labelled 'the devil’s daughter' by a priest said: “After hearing him on many occasions, I felt that he would listen to me.”

Despite the meeting, the Vatican has not commented on it or released photos from the visit.

Soludo's self serving article on Economic management is deficit in facts, logic & honor - Okonjo-Iweala

Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has responded to former CBN governor Charles Soludo's article titled Buhari Vs Jonathan: Beyond the election, where he criticized the presidential economic team (read here). NOI's response below...

1. For anyone who has not read Professor Charles Soludo’s article on January 25 2015, I would encourage them to do so. It is littered with abusive and unbecoming language. It shows how an embittered loser in the Nigerian political space can get so derailed that they commit intellectual harakiri by deliberately misquoting economic facts and maliciously turning statistics on their head to justify a hatchet job. We hope all the intellectuals in the international circles in which Professor Soludo has told us he flies around in will read what a Professor of Economics has chosen to do with his intellect.

Naomi Campbell has some thoughts on people who got famous on Instagram

Quite a number of people have become quite famous via social media, with no talent, no skill, not even a sex tape...:-). In the olden days, it took a lot for you to be famous, to be called a supermodel. You must put a lot of hard work and years in the business, then there's talent, beauty and personality. But not these days, not with the advent of social media. All you need is a lot of following and you're one of the 'Instagirls' - a term addressed on the September issue of Vogue starring 9 supermodels with millions of followers. Speaking about the new phenomenon on the The Meredith Viera Show this week, Naomi Campbell, who's been in the business for nearly 30 years, said;

"It's amazing. I mean, good luck to them. I just feel my generation of women, like Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Claudia Schiffer, we had to earn our stripes and take our stepping stones to get to where we have gotten, to accomplish what we have achieved to this date. I kind of feel like, 'My God, we've worked so hard and we are still working at it, then it just comes like that for them.' But I sometimes believe easy come, easy go. So I am actually grateful for the way I had my career. I wouldn't want it any other way."

Photo: Governor Ayo Fayose's mum is a beauty

Beautiful picture of Governor Fayose's mother taken during a wedding in Ekiti recently. She's a beauty! Photo credit: @Hanselnduokeke

Sold by their own families for £50k: Tanzania's albinos hacked apart by witchdoctors who believe their body parts 'bring luck'

Tanzania has the highest number of killings and attacks of albinos in Africa and trade in body parts of the special people is driven by belief that they bring luck and wealth.

From UK Daily Mail 

Tanzania's albinos are being 'hunted down like animals' as greed for money and influence drives families to turn on their own loved ones in a trade allegedly fuelled by some of the country's most powerful people. It is believed albino body parts will bring a person wealth, or luck - and for that, people are willing to pay as much as $3,000 or $4,000 for a limb, or as much as $75,000 - about £50,000 - for the 'full set', a whole body.

Explain the source of your terrorist tapes, PDP tells APC

A press statement from the PDP below..

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alerts that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has in its possession, tapes of terrorist attacks on innocent Nigerians, which it intends to air to achieve its selfish purpose.

Indeed, upon the release of the tapes, the APC must explain to Nigerians how it got hold of them. We ask, is the APC working in collaboration with terrorist cells, who have been unleashing violence against innocent citizens of our dear nation?

Are these the same terrorist groups that earlier nominated the APC Presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari to represent them in the dialogue between them and the Federal Government?

Funke Kuti vents on instagram over 'false' stories written about her

You have an idea who she's talking about?

Certificate controversy: My critics will remain in court – Buhari

Presidential candidate of the APC, Gen Buhari says those who are aggrieved about his certificate and the issues surrounding it should go to court and remain there. He said this while speaking with some journalists after members of the Peoples Democratic Movement, PDM came to show their solidarity in the forthcoming election. He said that INEC said it has received his document and that anyone who has a contrary view to this is free to head to the court

"Well, I am not surprised, this is Nigeria. If people are serious about this issue, they ought to have listened to the legal adviser of INEC. This is the first time INEC by law have got those documents and they say they have got them, so anybody who has any different view should go to court, I think they have gone to court, so let them remain there,” he said.

Photos: Fatal accident on Mile2 road this morning

‎An accident involving two commercial buses and a trailer occurred this morning along the Mile2 expressway. Eyewitness report says about 4 people died in the accident. Sad! More pics after the cut..

Photos: Tiger Woods replaces tooth that got knocked out

Golf legend Tiger Woods has replaced the tooth that got knocked out by a cameramen when he was in Italy last week to celebrate his girlfriend's Lindsey Vonn breaking World Cup ski record (pictured right). Tiger showed off his complete teeth while chatting with the media during a practice round at the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale in Arizona on yesterday Jan. 27th. (left)

2face Idibia reacts to the pics that some of you have seen...

If you don't know what this is about, I can't help you..:-)

Pic: Pres. Jonathan visits Warri billionaire Ayiri Emami at his home

Ayiri Emami's younger brother shared the photo on instagram and wrote "We had to welcome the president to our home"

Lupita Nyong'o and K'Naan have split?

There are reports that Oscar winning actress Lupita Nyong'o and Somali-Canadian rapper K'naan have split after dating for about a year.

From Us Magazine

A source confirms to Us that Nyong'o is single after splitting from her rapper boyfriend K'naan. The insider close to Nyong'o tells Us that the 12 Years a Slave actress was the one to break off her relationship from K'naan. Their split happened last year, the source adds.

Heartbreaking pic of 8-month old baby who survived BH attack

Pictured above is 8-month-old Afiniki who lost her left arm during a Boko Haram attack in Chakawa village, a christian village in Plateau state on January 26th 2014. Photo credit: Washington Post.

For all you ladies and gentlemen addicted to taking selfies...lol

Lol @women taking 5 tablets daily...

The next PDP Presidential candidate must be younger than me - GEJ

The President said this while speaking at the party's campaign rally in Nassarawa state earlier today..

NHRC to prosecute political hate campaigners, says its already gathering names

The National Human Rights Commission says it will prosecute any politician who engages in hate speeches ahead of the February election. They said they will also indict politicians who incite their supporters to violence through hate speeches. The NHRC said they are already compiling hate speeches and those who are found guilty will be made to face the law. 

The Director, Monitoring of the NHRC, Mr Tony Ojukwu said the NHRC is keeping records of names of some politicians making inciting comments through various media platforms and even on social media and in due course, they will be prosecuted.

"We are keeping the records of all comments being made during campaigns both on the electronic and print media and also on social media" he said

Lol. You Nigerians have chased Buhari's daughter out of Twitter

Zahra Buhari, who broke the internet a few weeks ago when her beautiful pics hit the internet, has left twitter following serious bashing and criticisms from Nigerians who oppose her father's political ambition. The bashing came after Zahra tweeted support for her dad yesterday (read here).

Guess she couldn't take it anymore and decided to delete her account or maybe she was made to? She used to tweet from Zahra3_ but the page no longer exists as at the time of this report.

JK at the PDP Lagos Mega Rally in Ikeja

 more pics after the cut......

The Church of England consecrates its first woman as a bishop

More than two decades after the Church of England allowed women to become priests, Anglicans have consecrated their first woman bishop. Her name is Libby Lane and she was consecrated today Jan. 26th. Women clergy pictured above taking pics at the ceremony at York Minster in York, northern England. (Photo credit - Reuters)

FFK attacks Soludo, says he's confused, vengeful & has axe to grind

The Director of Media and Publicity of the PDP Presidential Campaign, Femi Fani Kayode, has responded to the article penned down by former CBN governor, Prof. Charles Soludo. For criticizing president Jonathan's economic policies, FFK said Soludo is confused and has lost touch with reality.

According to Punch, FFK said he would be gentle with Soludo because of the soft spot he has for him

"Soludo has criticised the President, his government and his handling of the economy. Meanwhile Nigeria has just won the prestigious award of being designated as the largest economy in Africa and this has happened under the watch of Pres. Jonathan and no-one else. Should any right-thinking person, who has the nation’s interest at heart be complaining about that? Needless to say my friend and brother Charles Soludo is confused and conflicted. He seems to have lost touch with reality and this is what often happens when you spend too much time with the Buharists. I pray that sooner than later, he comes to his senses and he sees the light." FFK said

Photo from Peter and Lola Okoye's court wedding

Lola just shared the photo on instagram. Apparently she and Peter Okoye also tied the knot at the Ikoyi registry last week... same week with Paul and Anita. Congrats to them...

More pics from GEJ's interactive session with top business leaders

Here are more photos from President Jonathan's interactive meeting with top business men & women at Eko Hotel, Lagos on Sunday January 25th. At the meeting, Pres. Jonathan and serving ministers took turns to speak on why they should be re-elected. More pics after the cut...